Giornate is an Italian word and means a day's work. It is a term used in Buon fresco mural painting and denotes the amount of work that is or can be done in a single day. In this painting technique, the water color paint without binder is applied to wet lime plaster. When the paint dries, it binds into the surface of the plaster. The end-result is a very durable painting. As this whole technique takes a day, the amount of surface that can be done in a single day is extremely crucial and an experienced fresco painting will know it.